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AHEC faces funding crisis as USDA freezes export promotion grants

The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) is confronting a major funding shortfall…

Buchanan Group’s Elite Hardwood Flooring From Solid Oak

Buchanan Group’s Elite Hardwood Flooring From Solid Oak Buchanan Hardwood Flooring, based in Aliceville, AL, manufactures Elite brand solid Oak hardwood flooring. The company purchases 14 million board feet annually of Red and White Oak hardwood, Mill Run, No. 1, No. 2 and No.3 A Common. Manufactured with machinery by OSI, Hasko and Wagner on […]

Why Knot, Why Knot

Why Knot, Why Knot My maternal grandmother, Florence Spear, was 101 when she passed away in 2006. I was 29 then, and her life left a profound impact on me. She had been a widow for 28 years and lived next to us for seven years when I was a kid. Elegant and refined, she […]

Danish timber wholesaler expands into Sweden

Global Timber, a Danish hardwood timber wholesaler, is strengthening its presence in…

UK hardwood trade hoping for better times in 2025

‘Average’ is how one trader summed up the current UK hardwood market,…

France: Lumber prices for Q3/2024

The third quarter lumber prices in France shows some mixed developments, both…

10th International Hardwood Conference: Adapting to economic pressures, climate challenges and regulatory shifts

The 10th International Hardwood Conference convened on November 8, 2024, in Vienna,…

EU faces softwood shortage and hardwood surplus, study reveals

A recent in-depth study, “Preliminary Evidence of Softwood Shortage and Hardwood Availability…

Besse Forest Products Group closes 6 mills in Wisconsin and Michigan

Besse Forest Products Group, a longtime leader in Northern hardwood veneer, lumber,…

France: Lumber prices in Q2/2024

The second quarter lumber prices in France shows show some mixed developments,…